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    The Runner Stumbles 1979 POSTER

    The Runner Stumbles

    1979

    English

    6.1

    4

    50%

    Action

    catholic priest

    convent (nunnery)

    Drama

    nun

    priest in love

    Stanley Kramer Stanley Kramer Director Tammy Grimes Tammy Grimes as Erna Webber Dick Van Dyke Dick Van Dyke as Father Brian Rivard Kathleen Quinlan Kathleen Quinlan as Sister Rita Beau Bridges Beau Bridges as Toby Felker
    Dick Van Dyke stars as a priest accused of murdering a nun. Directed by Stanley Kramer, this 1979 drama also features Kathleen Quinlan, Maureen Stapleton, Ray Bolger, Beau Bridges and Tammy Grimes.
    The Convent 2018 POSTER

    The Convent

    2018

    English

    4.2

    27

    60%

    22%

    17th century

    convent (nunnery)

    falsely accused

    Fantasy

    History

    Horror

    nun

    Paul Hyett Paul Hyett Director Dilan Gwyn Dilan Gwyn as Alice Langley Hannah Arterton Hannah Arterton as Persephone Katie Sheridan Katie Sheridan as Sister Margaret Ciarán McMenamin Ciarán McMenamin as William Carpenter
    During the 17th century, a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins but discovers a greater evil lies within.
    Flavia, the Heretic 1974 POSTER

    Flavia, the Heretic

    1974

    Italian

    5.7

    1

    Action

    convent (nunnery)

    Drama

    Horror

    muslim

    nunsploitation

    rape

    revenge

    torture

    Gianfranco Mingozzi Gianfranco Mingozzi Director Anthony Higgins Anthony Higgins as Ahmed Giuseppe Pertile Giuseppe Pertile as Bishop Valentino Macchi Valentino Macchi as Impaled Friar Franca Grey Franca Grey as Village Girl
    Puglia, southern Italy, around 1400. A convent is invaded by the Tarantula cult, whose fanatical and crazed members desecrate the sacred place by committing obscene and bloody acts.
    Thunder on the Hill 1951 POSTER

    Thunder on the Hill

    1951

    English

    6.8

    7

    83%

    60%

    Action

    convent (nunnery)

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    mother superior

    Mystery

    Romance

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director John Abbott John Abbott as Abel Harmer Gladys Cooper Gladys Cooper as Mother Superior Norma Varden Norma Varden as Pierce Michael Pate Michael Pate as Willie
    Sister Mary presides over a convent where a convicted murderess, who is being escorted to Death Row, is stranded by bad weather. She is slowly becoming convinced that Valerie is innocent so Sister Mary sets about to clear the girl and bring the real killer to justice.
    Story of a Cloistered Nun 1973 POSTER

    Story of a Cloistered Nun

    1973

    Italian

    5.5

    6

    Action

    arranged marriage

    convent (nunnery)

    Drama

    murder

    nun

    prayer

    suicide

    Domenico Paolella Domenico Paolella Director Eleonora Morana Eleonora Morana as Contadina Umberto Orsini Umberto Orsini as Don Diego Suzy Kendall Suzy Kendall as Mother Superior Martine Brochard Martine Brochard as Sister Lucia
    Refusing an arranged marriage, young aristocrat Carmela is sent to a convent. Her arrival intensifies the power struggle between the debauched nun Elizabeth and the stern Mother Superior, as both are smitten by Carmela's beauty.
    Sister Emanuelle 1977 POSTER

    Sister Emanuelle

    1977

    Italian

    5.2

    21

    Action

    convent (nunnery)

    corruption

    Drama

    erotic movie

    Fantasy

    nun

    Romance

    sex

    sexploitation

    Giuseppe Vari Giuseppe Vari Director Dirce Funari Dirce Funari as Matrigna di Monica Mónica Zanchi Mónica Zanchi as Monica Cazzabriga Laura Gemser Laura Gemser as Suor Emanuelle Pia Velsi Pia Velsi as Suor Nanà
    Sister Emanuelle and Sister Nanà go to meet Mr. Cazzabriga, who has a problem: his wild-child daughter, Monica, who he wants to send to a Catholic school to remove her from temptations around the house.
    The Little Hours 2017 POSTER

    The Little Hours

    2017

    English

    5.8

    67

    78%

    50%

    14th century

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    convent (nunnery)

    middle ages

    middle ages (476-1453)

    nunhood

    Romance

    Jeff Baena Jeff Baena Director Alison Brie Alison Brie as Alessandra Aubrey Plaza Aubrey Plaza as Fernanda Paul Reiser Paul Reiser as Ilario Dave Franco Dave Franco as Massetto
    Garfagnana, Italy, 1347. The handsome servant Masseto, fleeing from his vindictive master, takes shelter in a nunnery where three young nuns, Sister Alessandra, Sister Ginevra and Sister Fernanda, try unsuccessfully to find out what their purpose in life is, a conundrum that each of them faces in different ways.
    Luciferina 2018 POSTER

    Luciferina

    2018

    Spanish

    4.7

    2

    83%

    15%

    convent (nunnery)

    countryside

    demonic possession

    drug abuse

    exorcism

    Horror

    Mystery

    satanism

    Gonzalo Calzada Gonzalo Calzada Director Juan Vitali Juan Vitali as Isleño Victoria Carreras Victoria Carreras as Madre superiora Stefanía Koessl Stefanía Koessl as Mara Silvana Di Sanzo Silvana Di Sanzo as Monja
    After receiving bad news, Natalia, a young novice, returns home, where her sister Ángela asks her to travel with her and her friends to a mysterious place.
    Miracle 2021 POSTER

    Miracle

    2021

    Romanian

    6.6

    5

    100%

    Action

    convent (nunnery)

    countryside

    Crime

    Drama

    novice

    police investigation

    taxi driver

    Thriller

    Bogdan George Apetri Bogdan George Apetri Director Marian Ralea Marian Ralea as Dr. Mihaescu Ana Ularu Ana Ularu as Dr. Natalia Marcu Emanuel Parvu Emanuel Parvu as Marius Preda Olimpia Malai Olimpia Malai as secretara Lizuca
    A young novice sneaks out of her convent to deal with a matter that cannot be delayed.
    Full of Grace 2022 POSTER

    Full of Grace

    2022

    Spanish

    6.6

    1

    boys' school

    Comedy

    coming of age

    convent (nunnery)

    Family

    football (soccer)

    nun

    priest

    Roberto Bueso Roberto Bueso Director Carme Capdet Carme Capdet as Hermana Lourdes Carmen Machi Carmen Machi as Hermana Marina Pablo Chiapella Pablo Chiapella as Rafa Manolo Solo Manolo Solo as Vicario
    Sister Marina, a very unorthodox nun, is sent during the summer of 1994 to El Parral, a boarding school for boys threatened to be closed soon. Even though the kids welcome Marina with all kinds of pranks, they will, little by little, become something very close to the family they never had.
    Behind Convent Walls 1978 POSTER

    Behind Convent Walls

    1978

    Italian

    4.8

    11

    17%

    17%

    convent (nunnery)

    Drama

    nun

    Romance

    scandal

    Walerian Borowczyk Walerian Borowczyk Director Olivia Pascal Olivia Pascal as Romana Monti Romana Monti as Mike Morris Mike Morris as (as Mike Morris) Ligia Branice Ligia Branice as Sister Clara
    A zealous, handsome priest, who is the confessor for a convent full of women, encourages the equally zealous abbess of the institution to enforce strict rules on these unfortunate women. At the same time, a particularly disturbed nun manages to poison herself and many of the other novitiates in yet another scandal which is covered up by church authorities.
    El fantasma del convento 1934 POSTER

    El fantasma del convento

    1934

    Spanish

    6.9

    3

    Adventure

    convent (nunnery)

    Drama

    Horror

    monk

    Mystery

    Fernando de Fuentes Fernando de Fuentes Director Beltrán de Heredia Beltrán de Heredia as Carlos Villatoro Carlos Villatoro as Eduardo Victorio Blanco Victorio Blanco as Monje Paco Martínez Paco Martínez as Prior
    Alfonso, Eduardo and Cristina get lost when visiting a forest. A strange monk finds them and takes them to an ancient convent. There, the three amigos suffer personality changes, specially Cristina who tries to seduce Alfonso in a strange coincidence to a story told by an old monk. After some efforts to escape, Alfonso is trapped inside a jail and more strange and macabre situations happen.
    St. Agatha 2018 POSTER

    St. Agatha

    2018

    English

    45

    63%

    36%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    convent (nunnery)

    dark secret

    Fantasy

    force feeding

    georgia

    Horror

    nun

    pregnant

    Thriller

    Darren Lynn Bousman Darren Lynn Bousman Director Justin Miles Justin Miles as Jimmy Carolyn Hennesy Carolyn Hennesy as Mother Superior Marion Guyot Marion Guyot as Mrs. Wright Bobby C. King Bobby C. King as Strange Man
    St. Agatha is set in the 1950s in small town Georgia. A pregnant con woman named Agatha is on the run and seeks refuge in a convent hidden in deafening isolation. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark lair where silence is forced. Ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested. She soon learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls. Agatha must now find a way to discover the unyielding strength needed to escape and save her baby before she’s caged behind these walls forever.
    Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun 1977 POSTER

    Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun

    1977

    German

    5.3

    8

    Adventure

    convent (nunnery)

    Drama

    erotic movie

    Horror

    inquisition

    letter

    nun

    satanism

    Jesús Franco Jesús Franco Director Aida Gouveia Aida Gouveia as Antónia, a Nun Vítor Mendes Vítor Mendes as António Fernando Queiroz de Melo, the Mayor William Berger William Berger as Father Vicente Patrícia Leal Patrícia Leal as Maria's Mother
    16-year-old Maria is forced into Serra D'Aires convent, secretly run by Satanists.
    The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine 1974 POSTER

    The Sinful Nuns of Saint Valentine

    1974

    Italian

    4.7

    5

    10%

    10%

    convent (nunnery)

    Drama

    heresy

    Horror

    nun

    nunsploitation

    Sergio Grieco Sergio Grieco Director Paolo Malco Paolo Malco as Esteban Albornos Pier Giovanni Anchisi Pier Giovanni Anchisi as Isidro Bruna Beani Bruna Beani as Josefa de Olmeda Anna Manduchi Anna Manduchi as Nun
    Lucita has been locked away in a convent by her family in order to keep her away from her lover, Esteban. The pair make plans to elope, but Esteban is accused of heresy before Lucita can escape. Hiding in the convent, Esteban discovers the horrifying depravity of the covent's abbess, Sister Incarnation. Can Esteban rescue his love from this madhouse before the inquisitor discovers what is going on and has everyone executed?
    Sister Death 2023 POSTER

    Sister Death

    2023

    Spanish

    5.8

    19

    89%

    65%

    Action

    convent (nunnery)

    evil nun

    Horror

    Mystery

    novice

    nun

    nunhood

    prequel

    Paco Plaza Paco Plaza Director Maru Valdivielso Maru Valdivielso as Hermana Julia Aria Bedmar Aria Bedmar as Hermana Narcisa Almudena Amor Almudena Amor as Hermana Socorro Sandra Escacena Sandra Escacena as Verónica
    Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.
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